I was thinking that many players tend to just dump spiral knights after the first few minutes of playing, so maybe a short opening cutscene after character creation would give a better first impression to the game. I was thinking that it could simply be the knight's pod launching out of the Skylark and crashing into the ground with the rescue camp being seen far in the background.
maybe add an opening cutscene?
Sat, 07/06/2013 - 11:56
Sat, 07/06/2013 - 15:22
#2
No, the reason people quit early on is because they can't find the mission tab. No kidding. My alt was the only knight in the entirety of rescue camp that new where the mission tab was. Old UI but still. It was like I was an NPC instructing everyone on how to play.
Sat, 07/06/2013 - 16:09
#3
@Coely - You, too, huh? I really wanted to yell, "There's the freaking mission tab, there's even an arrow to point at it and a star to--"
Then I break down.
Sat, 07/06/2013 - 21:42
#4
It's because people sometimes log off after reaching Rescue Camp: The arrow disappears if you do that.
Also, missions don't appear until you talk to Rhendon to get the proto bomb.
The Rescue Camp missions could do with a rework. At least the old system allowed you to walk straight from the entrance to Chrossing the Chasm.
Sat, 07/06/2013 - 23:23
#5
they REALLY need a new trailer, the one on the steam store page is like THREE YEARS OLD. It's full of obsolescence.
Sun, 07/07/2013 - 02:14
#6
@Skye-Lightning
Yeah. I'll have to check with my alt again. The new UI might have fixed that problem, though I doubt it.
The entire rescue camp area is heavily scripted anyway, this wouldn't really help. And even if it did in some way, the lack of cutscenes isn't what's making people quit early.